Proto-Greek
Proto-Greek noun: the earliest form of the Greek language, the common ancestor of the Greek dialects, including Mycenaean and the classical Greek dialects.
Noun
Proto-Greek (uncountable)
- The earliest form of the Greek language, the common ancestor of the Greek dialects, including Mycenaean and the classical Greek dialects.
- Up to the moment the speakers of Proto-Greek enter the south Balkan peninsula, they belong to Indo-Europeanists, who use other IE-language texts to determine what they brought with them.2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The Classical Quarterly, volume 75, number 1, page 7
- Synonyms:
- protohellenic
Proto-Greek meaning in Hindi and Urdu
Proto-Greek in Hindi
- earliest form of the Greek language
- आदिम-यूनानी ādim yūnānī
Proto-Greek in Urdu
- earliest form of the Greek language
- اَوَّلِی یُونانی avvalī-yūnānī
Synonyms of Proto-Greek
Forms of Proto-Greek
| alternative form | Protogreek |
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Origin of Proto-Greek
From proto- + Greek.
Questions about Proto-Greek
- What does Proto-Greek mean?
- Proto-Greek means the earliest form of the Greek language, the common ancestor of the Greek dialects, including Mycenaean and the classical Greek dialects.
- What is Proto-Greek in Hindi?
- Proto-Greek in Hindi is आदिम-यूनानी (ādim yūnānī). See Proto-Greek meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Proto-Greek?
- Proto-Greek is a noun.
Words near Proto-Greek in the dictionary
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